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The QC, Vol. 90, No. 04 • September 25, 2003

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The Voice Of Whittier
e Since 1914
September 25,2003
QUAKER CAMPUS
http://web.whittier.edu/qc
HELENA NGO / QC PHOTO EDITOR
Artist Steve Gach explained his fascination for street photography and landscape to students and staff during "Art
+ Lunch" on Wednesday, Sept. 24, in the Greenleaf Gallery where his work is exhibited. See page 11 for full story.
First-year presidential candidates debate
Candidates for the Freshman Class Council presidency gave speeches to an audience
of approximately 30 students and answered
audience questions on Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 7
p.m. in the Stauffer Residence Hall Lounge.
First-year presidential candidates Ricky
Cardenas, Noe Bryant, Kelsey Marie and
Mitchell Wong each gave speeches in turn,
stating their qualifications and goals for the
year ahead. Cardenas emphasized his Eagle
Scout background as part of his leadership
credentials. Bryant explained that she wanted
to represent all students with vice president
candidate Sue Majumdar. Setting parts of her
Brycie Jones
QC Assistant News Editor
speech to the tune of "Ain't No Mountain
High Enough," Marie said that she wants to
work with students to help improve the College. Wong said that he wants to help create
community and bonds among Whittier College students.
First-year presidential candidate Mariana Montes was unable to attend the debate
and a prepared statement was read in her
absence, stating her goals and qualifications:
"I promise to do my best to represent our class
and be here for all. I feel like I am a good
candidate to understand the needs of my
class."
Junior COR Vice President Max Renard
facilitated pre-written questions from students to the candidates. One such question
challenged Cardenas's ability to serve as
Freshman Class President as a commuter
student. Cardenas answered that he was running as a student, not as a resident: "I pay the
same outrageous prices for books, eat the
same food at the C.I. and—excuse my
French—I piss in the same toilets." Cardenas
went on to explain that he plans to move on
campus by the spring semester.
See DEBATE, page 5
Late-night study room open until one a.m.
First-year students are beginning their
four years here at Whittier with a brand new
library. However, this library closes at 11
p.m. Sunday through Thursday and at 5 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays.
Some students have found this strange. "I
guess I just expected a college library to be
open all night for all-nighters," said first-year
student Leovi Nunez. According to College
Librarian Phil O'Brien, it has simply proven
to be ineffective in terms of cost to keep the
library open later because only a handful of
Laia Levine-Wilens
QC Assistant News Editor
students have taken advantage of the later
hours. "Our experience has been that when
we tried the later hours only two or three
people would come in," he stated. "And with
the money we were having to spend on keeping the library lit and staffed, it was not cost
effective.
"This left the few students who had availed
themselves of the extended library hours in
need of a study and research facility that
worked in collaboration with their schedules.
"The library is good during the day and when
people are in school, but it would be nice if it
were open later, because I work right after my
classes, so the only time I have to study and
do my work is late at night, sometimes past 11
[p.m.]," said senior Joey Gonzalez.
There is now a solution to the limited
need for a late-night study facility. The late-
night study room is located in the computer
lab below the library. "I think it's a great idea
because, for example, in my Sociology class,
see STUDY ROOM, page 5
"Responsible"
food dishes
introduced
Genevieve Roman
QC Assistant News Editor
The new "Circle of Responsibility" program has been implemented with the intention of giving patrons "information about
[on-campus] kitchen principles and how they
affect [students'] environment, community
and well being," a Bon Appetit brochure
read.
Icons located at food stations indicate
which foods are vegan and vegetarian, low
fat and organic. There are also icons that
indicate foods that are "in balance"—meaning that they contain a balanced portion of
whole grains, fresh vegetables and lean protein with a minimum amount of healthy fats.
The new program also insures that foods are
purchased from local farms with minimal
processing and satisfies guidelines of the
Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch.
The principles of the kitchen, outlined in
the brochures, state that to ensure the trustworthiness of the program, "Key chefs and
managers... must complete extensive training and pass a certification exam beforethey
can implement the Circle of Responsibility."
Some of the principles of the program include
making salsas, sauces, stock and pizza from
scratch, not using Monosodium Glutamate
(MSG), hamburgers made from fresh (not
frozen) ground beef and mashed potatoes
from fresh potatoes.
The new program met mixed criticism.
Sophomore Hannah Erickson responded to
the game-piece-like circles with enthusiasm,
"I love it, I love it, I love it!" but later on
confessed, "Sometimes the ones that are organic look really bad and I feel guilty about
not eating them." But junior transfer student
Charles Townsend is skeptical as he motioned to the meal on his tray, "Are we really
supposed to believe that the stuff in front of us
is organic?" And several students responded
as junior Katie Johnson did, "What is the
Circle of Responsibility?"—though Johnson
later remarked that the circles "are really hard
to read and they don't tell [students] what the
food is."
Some of the commitments of Bon Appetit as part of the Circle of Responsibility
program include contributing to local food
banks, boycotting purveyors that do not support farm workers' rights in regards to working and living conditions and adopting the
Seafood Watch guidelines for sustainable
fisheries in an effort to counteract the nega-
See CIRCLES, page 7
ISSUE 4 • VOLUME 9
Cribs for cars
Some people would
rather spend their money
on their cars. Too bad
you can't live in them.
Campus Life, Page9
Guitars galore
We might not have Jimi
Hendrix or even Avril Lav-
igne, but at least they have a
place to play.
A&E, Page 11
Women's soccer
With 2 wins against Redlands
and LaVerne, the team is 2-0
in the SCIAC to start out the
season. Repeat, 2 wins!
Sports, Pagel 6

The Voice Of Whittier
e Since 1914
September 25,2003
QUAKER CAMPUS
http://web.whittier.edu/qc
HELENA NGO / QC PHOTO EDITOR
Artist Steve Gach explained his fascination for street photography and landscape to students and staff during "Art
+ Lunch" on Wednesday, Sept. 24, in the Greenleaf Gallery where his work is exhibited. See page 11 for full story.
First-year presidential candidates debate
Candidates for the Freshman Class Council presidency gave speeches to an audience
of approximately 30 students and answered
audience questions on Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 7
p.m. in the Stauffer Residence Hall Lounge.
First-year presidential candidates Ricky
Cardenas, Noe Bryant, Kelsey Marie and
Mitchell Wong each gave speeches in turn,
stating their qualifications and goals for the
year ahead. Cardenas emphasized his Eagle
Scout background as part of his leadership
credentials. Bryant explained that she wanted
to represent all students with vice president
candidate Sue Majumdar. Setting parts of her
Brycie Jones
QC Assistant News Editor
speech to the tune of "Ain't No Mountain
High Enough," Marie said that she wants to
work with students to help improve the College. Wong said that he wants to help create
community and bonds among Whittier College students.
First-year presidential candidate Mariana Montes was unable to attend the debate
and a prepared statement was read in her
absence, stating her goals and qualifications:
"I promise to do my best to represent our class
and be here for all. I feel like I am a good
candidate to understand the needs of my
class."
Junior COR Vice President Max Renard
facilitated pre-written questions from students to the candidates. One such question
challenged Cardenas's ability to serve as
Freshman Class President as a commuter
student. Cardenas answered that he was running as a student, not as a resident: "I pay the
same outrageous prices for books, eat the
same food at the C.I. and—excuse my
French—I piss in the same toilets." Cardenas
went on to explain that he plans to move on
campus by the spring semester.
See DEBATE, page 5
Late-night study room open until one a.m.
First-year students are beginning their
four years here at Whittier with a brand new
library. However, this library closes at 11
p.m. Sunday through Thursday and at 5 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays.
Some students have found this strange. "I
guess I just expected a college library to be
open all night for all-nighters," said first-year
student Leovi Nunez. According to College
Librarian Phil O'Brien, it has simply proven
to be ineffective in terms of cost to keep the
library open later because only a handful of
Laia Levine-Wilens
QC Assistant News Editor
students have taken advantage of the later
hours. "Our experience has been that when
we tried the later hours only two or three
people would come in," he stated. "And with
the money we were having to spend on keeping the library lit and staffed, it was not cost
effective.
"This left the few students who had availed
themselves of the extended library hours in
need of a study and research facility that
worked in collaboration with their schedules.
"The library is good during the day and when
people are in school, but it would be nice if it
were open later, because I work right after my
classes, so the only time I have to study and
do my work is late at night, sometimes past 11
[p.m.]," said senior Joey Gonzalez.
There is now a solution to the limited
need for a late-night study facility. The late-
night study room is located in the computer
lab below the library. "I think it's a great idea
because, for example, in my Sociology class,
see STUDY ROOM, page 5
"Responsible"
food dishes
introduced
Genevieve Roman
QC Assistant News Editor
The new "Circle of Responsibility" program has been implemented with the intention of giving patrons "information about
[on-campus] kitchen principles and how they
affect [students'] environment, community
and well being," a Bon Appetit brochure
read.
Icons located at food stations indicate
which foods are vegan and vegetarian, low
fat and organic. There are also icons that
indicate foods that are "in balance"—meaning that they contain a balanced portion of
whole grains, fresh vegetables and lean protein with a minimum amount of healthy fats.
The new program also insures that foods are
purchased from local farms with minimal
processing and satisfies guidelines of the
Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch.
The principles of the kitchen, outlined in
the brochures, state that to ensure the trustworthiness of the program, "Key chefs and
managers... must complete extensive training and pass a certification exam beforethey
can implement the Circle of Responsibility."
Some of the principles of the program include
making salsas, sauces, stock and pizza from
scratch, not using Monosodium Glutamate
(MSG), hamburgers made from fresh (not
frozen) ground beef and mashed potatoes
from fresh potatoes.
The new program met mixed criticism.
Sophomore Hannah Erickson responded to
the game-piece-like circles with enthusiasm,
"I love it, I love it, I love it!" but later on
confessed, "Sometimes the ones that are organic look really bad and I feel guilty about
not eating them." But junior transfer student
Charles Townsend is skeptical as he motioned to the meal on his tray, "Are we really
supposed to believe that the stuff in front of us
is organic?" And several students responded
as junior Katie Johnson did, "What is the
Circle of Responsibility?"—though Johnson
later remarked that the circles "are really hard
to read and they don't tell [students] what the
food is."
Some of the commitments of Bon Appetit as part of the Circle of Responsibility
program include contributing to local food
banks, boycotting purveyors that do not support farm workers' rights in regards to working and living conditions and adopting the
Seafood Watch guidelines for sustainable
fisheries in an effort to counteract the nega-
See CIRCLES, page 7
ISSUE 4 • VOLUME 9
Cribs for cars
Some people would
rather spend their money
on their cars. Too bad
you can't live in them.
Campus Life, Page9
Guitars galore
We might not have Jimi
Hendrix or even Avril Lav-
igne, but at least they have a
place to play.
A&E, Page 11
Women's soccer
With 2 wins against Redlands
and LaVerne, the team is 2-0
in the SCIAC to start out the
season. Repeat, 2 wins!
Sports, Pagel 6